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Cartoon Workshops for Schools

Drawing Workshops for Schools – Creative, Engaging & Educational

Bring creativity to life with fun, hands-on cartoon workshops led by Chris, an award-winning UK cartoonist with many years of experience teaching SEN and neurodivergent pupils.

Perfect for schools, art classes, youth groups, aspiring artists and creative enrichment sessions, these creative school workshops inspire students of all ages to explore storytelling through drawing, character design, and humour. These sessions are fun, memorable, and confidence-building, helping students learn to draw with ease.

Format

Workshops available in 1-hour, 3-hour, or 5-hour sessions.

Age Groups

All Year Groups

Regions

We can offer in-school workshops or online classes anywhere.

Why Book a Cartoon Workshop

Booking your cartoon workshops with a professional art teacher for your school is a fantastic way to inspire creativity, boost confidence, and engage students in a fun, hands-on learning experience. A skilled professional cartoonist not only teaches students the fundamentals of drawing and storytelling but also helps them develop problem-solving skills, imagination, and artistic expression in a fast-tracked manner.

Smallbrook-Cartoon-Workshop-Montage Framescape Cartoon Workshop

Learn the Art of Comic Strips & Storyboarding

Within a typical cartoon workshop students can learn the thought process and creative steps to create professional comic strips and storyboards amongst so many other drawing areas.

Comic strip storyboard cartoon

Hand-Drawn Cartoon Murals

Create your own Mural Cartoon Workshop under the professional guidance of Chris Altham. Ideal for encouraging involvement from students in schools and colleges, community residence, and exhibitions to draw potential customers to stands.

 

Need an illustrated mural?
Commissioning us for your cartoon murals is a unique opportunity to bring vibrant, eye-catching artwork into your space that resonates with both children and adults. With a passion for creativity and attention to detail, we craft customized designs that capture the essence of your vision, whether it’s for a child’s bedroom, a school, exhibition, or a fun community space. 

Cartoon-mural Game Changers Stoke Cartoon Workshops

Additional Creative Services

We also offer:

  • Cartoon drawing classes for teachers and adults
  • Cartoon workshops for youth clubs and community groups can be booked from as little as one hour’s duration
  • Youth Clubs & School Holiday Clubs
  • Online cartoon workshops - click here to explore more.
  • Workshops for PRUs, SEN & mainstream schools, supporting creative education for all ages and abilities

✏️ We bring all materials with us, so all you need to do is book!

Adult cartoon drawing class

Cost

Please make an enquiry below to obtain a precise quote.

1 Hour = £165

3 Hours = £300

Up to 5 Hours = £490+

*Travel expenses may apply depending upon distance from our studio to your school, business, venue but these costs will be confirmed prior to any booking.

Testimonials

It was great to finally meet The Knot’s resident cartoonist, the very talented Chris Altham, last Saturday at non-profit community project Framescape, where he was hosting a free cartoon workshop. Part of the Stoke’s Open Source Creative Days, this event was a great opportunity for kids and adults alike to get in touch with their creative side. The studio was buzzing and there were some special visitors, too…

Helen, Writer at The Knot (Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire)

My son loved sketching cats and anime characters on the digi pad and meeting an owl and lizards from The Unconventional Menagerie, an exotic pet shop and educational centre based in Longton who joined the session. Some attendees attempted to capture the animals, while Chris was on hand to give expert guidance. As we were chatting, he wisely commented, “People think they can’t draw but they just haven’t been shown how to.”

Parent, Educational Centre

Checklist

Delivery Format
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Workshops available in 1-hour, 3-hour, or 5-hour sessions.
Event Days
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World Book Day
Available Regions
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We can offer in-school workshops or online classes anywhere.

This service is available internationally

Anywhere in England

Anywhere in Northern Ireland

Anywhere in Scotland

About This Provider (Ace Cartoon Workshops)

Cartoon workshops in school
Head Office: Ace Cartoon Workshops, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5

Enjoy the art of cartooning in-person or on-line with pro cartoonist of 38 years, Chris Altham. Using easy-to-follow step-by-step tuition, students (and staff) ‘can draw’ brilliant cartoons, boosting creative confidence, enhancing techniques for visual storytelling and expression of imagination. Many years experience of SEN and neurodivergence learning strategies.

Contact Ace Cartoon Workshops (External Provider) to book this Workshop.
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